Whisky (or whiskey) is produced in various guises all over the world. Japanese Whisky, Irish Whiskey and American Whiskeys (including Bourbon) are challenging Scotch Whisky, with of them many winning notable awards and accolades. Meanwhile, whiskies from countries as diverse as India, Canada, Sweden, Wales, Taiwan and England are also becoming increasingly noteworthy in both quality and abundance.
The distillation process spread to Scotland and Ireland by the 15th century via Alexandrian Greeks, Medieval Arabs and Latin Europeans. The Scots and the Irish, who already had a well-developed tradition of farming cereal crops, used the technique to distil from a variety of fermented grain mashes to produce a spirit, most closely resembling today’s new make spirits.
The process of distilling fermented grain mash and aging it in oak barrels to make Whisky (or whiskey) has spread the world and has resulted in a remarkable range of styles, including Single Malt Whisky, Blended Malt Whisky, Grain Whisky, Rye Whiskey and Blended Whisky (containing both Single Malt Whisky and Grain Whisky).
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Ben Nevis 2013 1st Fill Sherry Butt The Samurai Kirsch Serie Signatory Vintage (70cl, 60.3%)
This whisky was distilled on 17th October 2013 and has been finished in single sherry cask #11 before being bottled by Signatory Vintage on 19th October 2020.
Signatory Vintage were established in 1988 by Andrew Symington and are one of Scotland’s most prolific independent bottlers. Their offices and bottling facility are located next to Edradour distillery, which they have also owned since 2002.
One of 672 bottles.
Distillery Ben Nevis
Bottler Signatory Vintage (SV)
Bottling serie Samurai Vintage
17.10.2013 Bottled 19.10.2020
Stated Age 07 years old
Cask type Sherry Butt Finish
Cask number 11
Unchill filtered, uncoloured
Number of bottles 238 / 672
Strength 60.3 %
Vol. Size 700 ml
Ben Nevis 2013 1st Fill Sherry Butt The Samurai Kirsch Serie Signatory Vintage (70cl, 60.3%)
This whisky was distilled on 17th October 2013 and has been finished in single sherry cask #11 before being bottled by Signatory Vintage on 19th October 2020.
Signatory Vintage were established in 1988 by Andrew Symington and are one of Scotland’s most prolific independent bottlers. Their offices and bottling facility are located next to Edradour distillery, which they have also owned since 2002.
One of 672 bottles.
Distillery Ben Nevis
Bottler Signatory Vintage (SV)
Bottling serie Samurai Vintage
17.10.2013 Bottled 19.10.2020
Stated Age 07 years old
Cask type Sherry Butt Finish
Cask number 11
Unchill filtered, uncoloured
Number of bottles 212/ 672
Strength 60.3 %
Vol. Size 700 ml
Glenglassaugh 36 Year Old 1978 (cask 1118/8) Rare Cask Release Batch 2 70cl, 43.6%
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One of two 36 year old single malt Scotch whiskies in the first batch of Rare Cask Releases from the Glenglassaugh distillery. It was finished in a Port hogshead, before it was bottled, producing 337 bottles.
This bottle was hand selected by Master Distiller Billy Walker as a Rare Cask release.
Distillery Glenglassaugh
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Rare Cask Release – Batch 2
Vintage 06.10.1978
Bottled 09.2015
Stated Age 36 years old
Cask Type Port Hogshead
Cask number 1118/8
Number of bottles 249 / 276
Strength 43.6% Vol.Size 700 ml
Label Billy Walker
Glenglassaugh 36 Year Old 1978 (cask 3064) Rare Cask Release 70cl, 47.6%
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One of two 36 year old single malt Scotch whiskies in the first batch of Rare Cask Releases from the Glenglassaugh distillery. It was finished in a Port hogshead, before it was bottled, producing 337 bottles.
This bottle was hand selected by Master Distiller Billy Walker as a Rare Cask release.
Distillery Glenglassaugh
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Rare Cask Release
Vintage 08.12.1978
Bottled 01.2015
Stated Age 36 years old
Cask Type Port Hogshead
Cask number 3064
Number of bottles 118 / 337
Strength 47.6% Vol.Size 700 ml
Label Billy Walker
Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength Batch 016 Bot.2022 (70cl, 58.5%)
Our Original Cask Strength is the purest way to experience the taste created by the land, sea and air of Islay. Aged 10 years, it’s barrier-filtered from the cask to remove unwanted char particles – and that’s all that comes between you and the real Laphroaig.
We don’t chill-filter our Original Cask Strength, and we don’t reduce its natural strength. So, what you pour is what we draw from the barrel — the heart of charred seasoned oak barrels, our blue peat smoke and nutty barley, in a truly natural experience.
Batch 16 is our most powerful expression within the Cask Strength family, characterised by a 58.5% proof point and notes of vanilla and sea salt intermingled with hints of freshly ground black pepper and pork crackling. A dram poured neat will fill the nose with aromas of sweet apples and caramelised pastry, underpinned with a tang of cereal and tanned leather notes. The finish, a mixture of gentle spice, charred oak and smoked mackerel with an oily mouthful.
Lagavulin 8 Year Old Gift Set Saveurs D’écosse (70cl, 48%)
Originally launched as a limited edition to make the distillery’s 200th anniversary, the Lagavulin 8 Years Old was so successful that it had to be added the permanent range. In this gift box, the bottle is joined by two tasting glasses. What a great gift idea!
Heaven’s Door Straight Rye (70cl, 43%)
Here we have Heaven’s Door Straight Rye, created by Bob Dylan (yes, that exact Bob Dylan you’re thinking of) and Marc Bushala (founder of Angel’s Envy Bourbon) in a church in Tennessee. Interestingly, for their rye, they have chosen to finish the whiskey in toasted oak cigar barrels (they’re cigar shaped, they didn’t just have a load of cigars stashed in them) from Vosges in France! Very intrigued to see the impact this finishing period has had on the whiskey…
Heaven’s Door Tennessee Bourbon (70cl, 42%)
The Heaven’s Door range of whiskey have been created by Bob Dylan (yes, actual Bob Dylan, the legendary songwriter) and Marc Bushala (founder of Angel’s Envy Bourbon), made in a church in Tennessee. This expression is made with a mash bill featuring 30% “small grains”, and the spirit is allowed to age for at least 8 years in American oak barrels. The bottle features a design from Dylan’s own wrought ironwork, and the name is of course a reference to his song ‘Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door’.
Heaven’s Door Double Barrel (70cl, 50%)
Glenfiddich Master’s Edition Sherry Cask Finish (70cl, 43%)
Glenfiddich’s Malt Master Brian Kinsman was the first to double-mature a Glenfiddich whisky in two different casks (although shorter finishing periods in more than one kind of casks has of course been done several times before). This whisky has been matured for some time in traditional oak casks before finishing its maturation in sherry casks.
Greign 20 Year Old Lowlands Single Grain (70cl, 40%)
Greign 20 Year Old Single Grain
Greign is a Single Grain Whisky from the Macduff distillery. The original founders of the distillery buy exceptional old casks for the maturation of their whiskies. The Greign was matured in a mixture of sherry casks and freshly burnt-out casks, making the single grain a smooth, full-bodied dram.
A deliciously creamy single grain Scotch whisky here, matured for 20 years before being bottled up. Two decades has given this one plenty of time for its flavour profile to develop all those hallmark yummy grain notes, so expect toffee, honey, and cooked fruits notes by the bucket-load.
Category Single Grain
Bottler John Dewar & Sons Ltd. (JD&S)
Bottling serie Single Grain Scotch Whisky
Bottled 2020
Stated Age 20 years old
Cask Type American ex-Bourbon casks, Spanish ex-Jerez Sherry casks
Strength 40.0 % Vol.Size 700 ml
Label Selected by Stephanie Macleod, Master Blender
Macallan 25 Year Old Anniversary Malt 70cl, 43%
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Macallan 25 Year Old Anniversary Malt
A stunning example of Macallan 25 year old.
For many years The Macallan released their 25 year old whiskies as ‘Anniversary Malts’, in some cases they carried a distillation vintage and in other cases they did not. This particular Anniervsary Malt carries no distillation vintage.
This fantastic 25 year old sherry-oak-matured Macallan was bottled as part of the highly acclaimed Anniversary Malt series.
This rare phenomenon is in excellent condition and comes complete with original wooden presentation case.
Perfect condition.
Distillery Macallan
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie The Anniversary Malt
Stated Age 25 years old
Cask Type Sherry
Strength 43.0 % Vol. 70cl
Singleton of Dufftown Malt Master’s Selection 70cl, 40%
A bottling of Singleton whisky that’s a perfect introduction for those that are new to single malts, the Singleton of Dufftown Malt Master’s Selection was created by The Singleton master of malts Craig Wilson. He hand-selected and blended the whisky before it was maturated in European and American oak casks with three variants; ex-wine, ex-sherry and ex-bourbon.
Irish Reserve 26 Year Old (70cl, 40%)
A 26 Year Old Irish single malt whiskey specially produced for Aldi.
Another day, another long-aged Aldi single malt. An Irish whiskey this time, and once again I’ve elbowed my way past the natural Malt correspondent to chip in with my tuppence worth first.
26years, in Irish whiskey terms, is ages. A quick scroll through any of the obvious channels will yield hundreds of scotch whiskies of that age or older, but properly mature Irish is much thinner on the ground.
It’s brilliant to see Aldi move beyond Scotland when putting together their rare whisk(e)y offering for this year. Makes one hope that their gaze might turn upon the USA – or even Canada – in 2018.
Category Single Malt Distillery
Jack Daniels Brand Mr Jack’s 160th Birthday release 2010 proof 80 1L, 40%
For Jack’s 160th birthday in 2010, the Distillery took the commonly used Heritage bottle, and with a few modifications, made a bottle unlike any before it. No longer clear glass, this bottle was painted black by Chattanooga Labeling Systems. The idea came from Michael Osborne Design, which also devised the black label for the bottle and the box in which it came. While the 750ml size is quite common, the 1 liter version of this bottle was only released in a limited number of states.
This limited edition bottle of the classic Old No.7 Brand was released to mark what would have been Jack’s 160th birthday in 2010.
Bottling Number: No. 716381 A
Jack Daniels Brand Mr Jack’s 160th Birthday release 2010 proof 80 70cl, 40%
For Jack’s 160th birthday in 2010, the Distillery took the commonly used Heritage bottle, and with a few modifications, made a bottle unlike any before it. No longer clear glass, this bottle was painted black by Chattanooga Labeling Systems. The idea came from Michael Osborne Design, which also devised the black label for the bottle and the box in which it came. While the 750ml size is quite common, the 1 liter version of this bottle was only released in a limited number of states.
This limited edition bottle of the classic Old No.7 Brand was released to mark what would have been Jack’s 160th birthday in 2010.
Bottling Number: No. 899824 A
Glentauchers 2009 11 Year Old 1st Fill Sherry Butt The Samurai Kirsch Serie Signatory Vintage (70cl, 63.2%)
A bottle of 11 year old Glentauchers single malt, distilled on the 7th May 2009 and bottled on the 15th October 2020 after maturation in a single First Fill Sherry Butt (#900315)
Bottler Signatory Vintage (SV)
Bottling serie Samurai
Vintage 07.05.2009
Bottled 15.10.2020
Stated Age 11 years old
Cask type 1st Fill Sherry Butt
Cask number 900315
Unchill filtered, uncoloured
Number of bottles 273 / 621
Strength 63.2 % Vol. Size 700 ml
Bottled for Kirsch Import Market Germany
Caol Ila 2007 Sherry Butt The Samurai Kirsch Serie Signatory Vintage (70cl, 59.1%)
This whisky was distilled on 28/09/2007 and has been matured in sherry cask #08 before being bottled by Signatory Vintage on 15/10/2020.
Signatory Vintage were established in 1988 by Andrew Symington and are one of Scotland’s most prolific independent bottlers. Their offices and bottling facility are located next to Edradour distillery, which they have also owned since 2002.
One of 686 bottles.
Distillery Caol Ila
Bottler Signatory Vintage (SV)
Bottling serie Samurai Vintage
28/09/2007 Bottled 15.10.2020
Stated Age 13 years old
Cask type Sherry Butt
Unchill filtered, uncoloured
Cask number 08
Number of bottles 051 / 686
Strength 59.1 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
GlenAllachie 30 Year Old Cask Strength Batch #4 (70cl, 49.1%)
THE GLENALLACHIE 30 YEAR OLD CASK STRENGTH
Feast your eyes on Batch 4 of GlenAllachie 30 Year Old! It was aged in vintage Sherry puncheons selected by master distiller Billy Walker, three Pedro Ximénez and two oloroso casks, then bottled at a cask strength of 49.1% ABV without added colouring or chill filtration to let the extraordinary liquid speak for itself.
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottled 2024
Stated Age 30 years old
Cask type PX, Oloroso
Cask number Batch 4
Strength 49.1 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
GlenAllachie 18 Year Old New Release (70cl, 46%)
A glorious single malt from GlenAllachie, produced under the watchful eye of its legendary Master Distiller Billy Walker! With fifty years in the blending biz, Billy certainly knows how to select and marry the best casks, and this 18-year-old expression is a superb testament to that talent. Casks were selected from across the distillery’s 16 warehouses, some of which date back to the 1970s. Impressive stuff as ever with all those classic notes of nutty toffee, robust malt, and honeyed fruit that GlenAllachie does so well, plus, this is the shiny new bottle design, launched in 2024.
GlenAllachie 15 Year Old Sherry Cask New Release (70cl, 46%)
Originally added to the GlenAllachie core range in 2019, this 15-year-old single malt underwent a redesign in 2024. The whisky was treated to a finishing period in sherry casks before bottling. The casks in question were a combination of puncheons and hogsheads that previously held Pedro Ximénez and oloroso sherry. Master distiller Billy Walker described this expression as having an “exceptional balance of the distillery’s spirit and the influence of the sherry casks used during maturation.” We’d have to agree.
GlenAllachie 12 Year Old New Release (70cl, 46%)
The flagship in GlenAllachie’s new core range, released in July 2018. Matured in a mixture of virgin oak, oloroso sherry and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, this has sweet flavours of honey, marzipan, bananas and butterscotch.
Prior to 2017, when the distillery was acquired by master distiller Billy Walker, GlenAllachie whisky was most commonly found in blends.
GlenAllachie 10 Year Old Cask Strength Batch 11 (70cl, 59.4%)
Batch 11 of GlenAllachie’s 10 Year Old Cask Strength welcomes a shiny new design for the beloved single malt, produced under the watchful eye of master distiller Billy Walker and demonstrating the importance of his masterful cask management. This edition marries single malt matured in Pedro Ximénez, oloroso, red wine and virgin oak casks, and was bottled at a natural cask strength of 59.4% ABV.
GlenAllachie 9 Year Old Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish 70cl, 48%
A single malt Scotch whisky from GlenAllachie’s Wood Collection matured in well-seasoned oloroso butts. This has delivered bold layers of coffee beans, sticky raisins, and stem ginger that works in tandem with The GlenAllachie’s honey-rich house style, a contrast allowed to shine by bottling this whisky without chill-filtration or additional colouring at a substantial 48% ABV.